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| category = [[Computer magazine]]
| company = [[Argus Specialist Publications]]
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'''''Computer Gamer''''' was a [[video game]] [[video game magazine|magazine]] published in the [[United Kingdom]] by [[Argus Specialist Publications]], covering home gaming from April 1985 to June 1987. It was a colourful relaunch of the failing "Games Computing", a more conservative magazine published throughout in monochrome.
When the magazine was relaunched, it was directly competing with [[Computer and Video Games]] but with only a fifth of the 100,000 monthly sales. It battled on for two years but, although it added 40,000 sales, it was eventually closed in 1987.▼
Like many similar magazines, it contained sections of news, game reviews, previews, tips, help guides, columnists, reader's letters, and occasionally cover-mounted [[game demos]].
▲When the magazine was relaunched, it was directly competing with [[Computer and Video Games]] but with only a fifth of the 100,000 monthly sales. It battled on for two years but,
Although lost in the crowd of titles on the market in the mid-80s, Gamer did achieve the distinction of having an issue banned by W H Smith and other UK newsagents. The cover promoted a game called "Blood And Guts" but was considered to be too gory and was replaced by a plainer rush cover. The offending image, constructed from pink hessian, bubblewrap, red paint and a Turkish knife, was demoted to background art on the review pages - without complaint.
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